The winner is South Australian racing as Victorian eyes now have to put up with its racing and delayed interviews and recorded mounting yards where they – like most punters – bet and watch most.

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Sandown Hillside meeting

Big Richie’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Warwick Farm meeting

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Sunshine Coast meeting

The Royal Blue of Godolphin Darley has again presented the Australian thoroughbred breeding industry with a quality array of five new sires standing across Kelvinside in the Hunter Valley and Northwood Park, Victoria.

Of the 9 races on Saturday 4 of Matthew’s on top selections from the yard saluted including Dracarys at $14.80 and a $95.50 exacta in the same race.

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Randwick meeting

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Caulfield meeting

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Doomben meeting

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for tomorrow’s Randwick meeting

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for tomorrow’s Caulfied meeting

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for tomorrow’s Doomben meeting

Is our wondergirl Winx a genuine champion, a real freak of the turf, or just the next in a long line of brilliant mares that have graced Australian racing?

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Canterbury Park meeting

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Sandown meeting

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Doomben meeting

Matthew Howard of Mounting Yard Mail was back at Rosehill on Saturday with 2 of his on top selections getting the money along with strong leads into another couple right around the money.

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Rosehill meeting

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Flemington meeting

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for Doomben meeting

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for tomorrow’s Rosehill meeting

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for tomorrow’s Flemington meeting

Things were also happening off track in Melbourne, largely unreported, as former Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie, going to the Supreme Court to challenge Victoria’s independent Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna’s findings.

If things don’t improve, The Everest will simply be a very lucrative but very humdrum Group 1 sprint, with nothing really special about it other than the prizemoney. If that happens, then the whole concept of The Everest has to be brought into question.

Bruce Clark’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at the Geelong

Adam Campton’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at the Canterbury

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at the Sunshine Coast

Powerhouse sprinter Star Return retires to Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley with an outstanding 10:2-2-2 weight-for-age three-year-old racing career and a 118 World Class Thoroughbred Rating.

Big Rich looks at punters getting a raw deal, Kokoda, 3 favourites getting rolled with 1 jockey onboard, a big drift, Frankel and The Everest.

Shane Ciurleo’s full preview, best bets and suggested betting strategy for every race at the Doomben